Emmett L. Wright

Professor
Secondary Education

Bluemont Hall 237
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-7838
birdhunt@ksu.edu

Education
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University 1974 Environmental Studies/Science Education
M.A. Wichita State University 1968 Educational Psychology
B.S. University of Kansas 1963 Biology/Chemistry

Professional Experience
Professor and Director, ARIOS-KANSAS, Kansas State University 1991-Present
Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University 1986-1991
Professor and Director, Center for Science Education, Kansas State University 1984-1988
Associate Professor and Director of the Science Teaching Center, University of Maryland 1979-1984
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland 1974-1979
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania State University 1972-1974
Instructor, Pittsburg State University 1968-1972
Director, Health Education and the Kansas Health Museum, Halstead, Kansas 1965-1968
Science and Mathematics Teacher, Rossville High School, Rossville, Kansas 1963-1965

Primary Teaching Responsibilities
EDCIP 886 Seminar: Readings in Environmental Education
EDSEC 614 Laboratory Techniques in Teaching Science

Advising Area
Science Education, Teacher Education, and Environmental Education

Research and Academic Interests
Environmental issues instruction, environmental attitudes, problem solving, international education